Those who initially said they weren't at all worried about Covid-19...

[Emcont]

Do you feel naive at all? Maybe the wrong word..

My DH wasn't concerned and was one of the 'it's the flu' and he is now absolutely petrified of what it may do to his parents.

I was nowhere near as concerned as I am now. I was pretty naive in thinking they would be able to stop it like the Ebola outbreak

[Mascotte]

But then I don’t hold my life as specially valuable. And I need to work and my school needs school and my mental health is suffering terribly. And physical health actually as I usually use that to help.

[Mascotte]

My dc needs school..

[TheDailyCarbuncle]

There is absolutely no point in worrying about getting the virus. It's out in the wild now so even if you follow every rule to the letter you could still get it in December, or in 2023 or in 2050.

The virus happened and it's awful. It'd be great if it went away but it's not going to now. What didn't need to happen was for the whole economy to be burned to the ground in a matter of weeks. That will have far far far greater consequences and people should be much more worried about that. They should also be worried about the many people for whom lockdown is a living hell. An unnecessary and cruel living hell.

[carly2803]

yes worried now. I was very very flippant when it first came out saying its "just flu". incredibly ignorant.

i am more worried now, for my family, my kids, my job, the economy. I dont lose sleep anymore.
Just have to do our bit and stay home!

[tink870]

My sister lives in China so I was worried from January everybody laughed at me at work I put it on Facebook from jan I was worried and to close the airports the amount of laughing faces I got and people took the mick out of me saying are you for real etc.
I knew the situation was bad there my sister told me she came back to the UK in Feb she wasn't in Wuhan but she said it was not good where she was she had to isolate there but now she would rather be back there then here as it's safer where she was then here.
I am worried I had to deal with my neighbour who decided to steal my wheelie bin this morning and I went around and knocked the door I stood right back but he came out and walked right up to argue on me in my face so now I'm worried he's given it to me after I not left my house in weeks.
I'm very concerned about it I'm classed as vulnerable but Miss my job and work friends and normal life at the same time.
Everyday I wake up with a feeling of dread of the day I've been off now for five weeks so a long time it's very scary living on egg shells like this I miss life before.

[BlueJava]

I had an idea of how it would evolve - mostly because I've got close friends in China.However, whilst I look after my family and especially my parents I am not worried. If we/I get it then we do - I try to take precautions and act on government advice at all times but I don't worry about it. I am WFH as the office is closed but the only thing I didn't like was going on the tube - but I had cold season on the tube so felt the same about Covid19.

[BaroleCaskin]

I had absolutely no idea it would get this bad. My friend and I were actually having a snigger at everyone who was 'over reacting'. Oh how wrong we were.

[Hercwasonaroll]

Agree about being more concerned about the short and long term lockdown consequences.

If "only" 50'000 people die from corona, far more will die from lockdown in the long term. Through lack of education, abuse leading to long term health problems, women being murdered by their partners. Never mind the deaths from economic downturn. The difference is you can't test for these.

[Mascotte]

@TheDailyCarbuncle yes, this

And the numbers of deaths are actually not dissimilar to usual figures for the time of year

[Igotthemheavyboobs]

I wasn't worried then and I'm not worried now. If I get it, I get it. I am following social distancing and the government guidelines completely. I'm about to have a baby, due Thursday, if I start to allow myself to get anxiety about Covid on top of everything, else I won't be able to cope.

Once my child is here, I will probably feel a bit stupid not to be more concerned but it is a price I am willing to pay to keep my mind as close to healthy as I can over the next few weeks.

[Thefaceofboe]

No but I still aren’t worried. I’m following the rules of lockdown etc and getting on with it.

[Fishfingersandwichplease]

My friend was terrified about covid19 since before it even came to England. Ashamed to say l Tom the piss out of her for being so paranoid. Even last month l was saying with another friend l want to just get it and be done with it. Now l couldn't think of anything worse.

[Wewearpinkonwednesdays]

For my immediate family, I wasn't and I'm still not worried about coronavirus itself. The effects of the lockdown for us may be crippling though so I am worried about that. Its already starting to get hairy.

[Fishfingersandwichplease]

I took sorry not Tom!

[Aberforthsgoat]

I was scared and I am scared. I know what it feels like to not be able to breathe.
I also have loved ones in the at risk category

[Isolatedbunny]

I was not worried and still am not worried.

[Wineiscooling]

I'm not worried for me or my children as I believe we will be fine if we get it, in fact I'm amazed we haven't had it yet as I work at the hospital and also the stuff I read on here about people washing shopping and quarentining post - I'm not doing any of that!
However I am worried for my mum and my mother in law and other people close to me in the at risk group. I've seen enough at work to know what can happen.

[CakeAndGin]

I’m more worried than I was but the worry is for the secondary effects of coronavirus, the economic impacts, increases in suicide, domestic abuse, increase in deaths because people are scared to go to the hospital or because their routine appointments have been cancelled. I’m also a lot more worried for our own economic position and my own mental health.

If I spend too long reading the news, then I worry about myself getting it because the news seems to be overrun with stories of those who have died, particularly if they are young and healthy. However, I do not know of anyone who has died from it yet but a few confirmed cases and a few suspected cases. So I’m trying to take comfort in the statistics. However, I could die. But I could also die by crossing my road - I live on a 60mph road and as a result of the roads being quiet, people are driving like dicks (or more of a dick than usual). My main worry about the virus itself is being asymptomatic and inadvertently passing it onto someone vulnerable.

[NurseJaques]

How would being more worried have helped OP?

Specifically if I had been worried sooner, what could I have done differently?

I'm worried now, but glad I had time where I wasn't and trying to go back to that happy time (whilst working on the front line )

[CatherineOfAragonsPomegranate]

Hmm. I was quite pragmatic about it and fairly blaise initially I'll admit. Yes I think there was lots of scaremongering on MN and frankly I stand by that. It is still going on to a degree, it's taken on the form of people obsessing and being over invested in how people are complying with Lockdown guidelines and naming and shaming. This lack of perspective contributed to panic buying in the shops. I have accepted that I underestimated the danger to the NHS coping ability though.

Having now had it, I am not more worried about it, actually I'm more optimistic. I have a lot of underlying health conditions and haven't required antibiotics. Note: it is very nasty though and wouldn't wish it on anyone. I accept I do not know the long term prognosis and things could change for me. Still I find it comforting I guess that ultimately most people will get it and recover, many better than I have.

[OhTheRoses]

Still not worried. Very worried about the economic impact.

[RTP9]

I’m more worried about the long term effects.

[wantmorenow]

I was worried and am still worried.

Local faith school posted message on Facebook a few days ago asking for prayers for the father of a year 8 pupil who's in intensive care with Corona. Her Mum passed from it the previous day.

Just heard on local group that her father passed today.

Two otherwise ordinary parents of a young girl have died in the space of days devastating her life.

This could be any family in the land.

[Girlymom2]

I haven’t been worried and am still not worried, like others I’m worried about what happens to the economy, people living In abusive relationships, children etc.

I suffer with anxiety and have surprised myself with how I have not panicked over the virus but more so over the cure!! Maybe it is because I’m in my 30’s and no health conditions, maybe if this wasn’t the case I would feel different...

[CloudsCanLookLikeSheep]

I'm not worried personally but do worry what would happen if my parents got it as they are both in their 70s.

I'm petrified about the economic consequences of lockdown.